[Federal Register: November 15, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 219)]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

 
Privacy Act of 1974, as Amended; Systems of Records

AGENCY: National Park Service, Department of the Interior.

ACTION: Notice of minor changes to a Privacy Act system of records.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the provisions of the Privacy Act of 1974, as 
amended (5 U.S.C. 552a), the Department of the Interior is updating a 
system of records managed by the National Park Service (NPS). The 
changes are to the system of records ``Special Use Permits, Interior, 
NPS-1,'' which is published in its entirety below.

DATES: These actions will be effective November 15, 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information regarding these 
changes, and for general information regarding NPS' Privacy Act 
Program, contact Ms. Diane Cooke, NPS Privacy Act Officer, at (202) 
208-3933.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department of the Interior is amending 
the system notice for NPS-1, ``Special Use Permits'' to more accurately 
describe and update the system locations, retention and disposal, 
retrievability, storage, safeguards, and record access procedures. 
Accordingly, the Department of the Interior proposes to amend the 
``Special Use Permits,'' NPS-1 in its entirety to read as follows:
Diane M. Cooke,
NPS FOIA Officer.
INTERIOR/NPS-1

SYSTEM NAME:
    Special Use Permits--Interior, NPS-1.

CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE SYSTEM:
    Visitor to National Parks or commercial entities who receive 
special use permits.

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SYSTEM LOCATION:
    Records are kept at the park of office issuing the permit. (See 
Appendix for addresses).

CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:
    Contains permittees' names, addresses, terms, and conditions of 
permits.

AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM:
    16 U.S.C. 1 and 44 U.S.C. 3101.

ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES 
OF USERS AND THE PURPOSES OF SUCH USES:
    The primary use of the record is for (1) Park management. 
Disclosures outside the Department of the Interior may be made to:
    (1) Another Federal agency to enable that agency to respond to an 
inquiry by the individual to whom the record pertains.
    (2) The Department of Justice, or to a court, adjudicative or other 
administrative body, or to a party in litigation before a court or 
adjudicative or administrative body, when:
    (a) One of the following is a party to the proceeding or has an 
interest in the proceeding:
    (1) The Department or any component of the Department;
    (2) Any Departmental employee acting in his or her official 
capacity;
    (3) Any Departmental employee acting in his or her individual 
capacity where the Department or the Department of Justice has agreed 
to represent the employee; or
    (4) The United States, when the Department determines that the 
Department is likely to be affected by the proceeding; and
    (b) The Department deems the disclosure to be:
    (1) Relevant and necessary to the proceedings; and
    (2) Compatible with the purpose for which we compiled the 
information.
    (3) The appropriate Federal, State, tribal, local or foreign 
governmental agency that is responsible for investigating, prosecuting, 
enforcing or implementing a statute, rule, regulation, order or 
license, when we become aware of an indication of a violation or 
potential violation of the statute, rule regulation, order or license.
    (4) A congressional office in response to an inquiry to that office 
by the individual to whom the records pertains.

DISCLOSURE TO CONSUMER REPORTING AGENCIES:
    Disclosures pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(b)(12). Disclosures may be 
made from this system to consumer reporting agencies as defined in the 
Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. 1681a(f) or the Federal Claims 
Collection Act of 1966 (31 U.S.C. 3701(a)(3)).

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORING, RETRIEVING, ACCESSING, RETAINING, 
AND DISPOSING OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:
STORAGE:
    Maintained in manual form in file folders and electronically as 
computer files.

RETRIEVABILITY:
    Indexed by permittee's name or permit number.

SAFEGUARDS:
    Stored in lockable metal file cabinets or unlocked cabinets in 
secured rooms or buildings on either United States Government-owned or 
leased facilities. Computer files are password protected to restrict 
unauthorized access.

RETENTION AND DISPOSAL:
    Records not involving fees or cost recovery are maintained for one 
year and one day. Records involving cost recovery and/or fees are 
maintained for six years and three months. Disposal of all records is 
in accordance with retention and disposal schedules following 
prescribed methods.

SYSTEM MANAGER(S) AND ADDRESS:
    Associate Director, Park Operations, National Park Service, United 
States Department of the Interior, Washington, DC 20240.

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES:
    To determine whether the records are maintained on you in this 
system, write to the Systems Manager or to the offices cited under 
``Records Location.'' (See 43 CFR 2.60)

RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES:
    To see your records, write the Systems manager or the offices cited 
under ``Records Location.'' Describe as specifically as possible the 
records sought. If copies are desired, the requester is responsible for 
payment of all costs involved in supplying the requested records. (See 
43 CFR 2.63)

CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURE:
    To request corrections or the removal of material from your files, 
write the Systems Manager. (See 43 CFR 2.71)

RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES:
    Individual on whom record is maintained.

[FR Doc. 99-29415 Filed 11-15-99; 8:45 am]
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